By Althea Need Kaminske
As we prepare for the start of another academic school year, now is an excellent time to think about how to include inclusive teaching practices in your course. There is no one right way to use inclusive teaching practices in your course. Instead, inclusive teaching involves a deeper understanding of the interaction between the needs of your students, the content of the course, and the environment you’re teaching in. This digest provides a collection of resources and guides to explain research and examples of inclusive teaching practices.
1. Essential Strategies for Inclusive Teaching by Jaleel Howard, Cicely Bingener, and Tyrone Howard from ASCD’s special issue, Engage and Motivate!
This accessible and informative article focuses on ways to motivate and engage Black students. The authors provide 5 strategies supported by research on inclusive teaching: Offer students voice and choice, use collaborative learning, practice “warm demanding”, tap the power of dynamic instruction, and create meaningful partnerships with families.
